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Kanani Nirav
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35 Windows Commands you NEED to know with examples and explanation

Here are 35 Windows Commands you NEED to know with example and explanation

  1. dir - Display a list of files and folders in a directory.

  2. cd - Change the current directory.

  3. copy - Copy one or more files to another location.

  4. del - Delete one or more files.

  5. type - Display the contents of a text file.

  6. ren - Rename a file or directory.

  7. rmdir - Remove an empty directory.

  8. md - Create a new directory.

  9. pushd - Change the current directory and push the current directory onto a stack.

  10. popd - Change the current directory to the topmost directory on the stack.

  11. netstat - Display active TCP connections and ports on which the computer is listening.

  12. ipconfig - Display the current TCP/IP configuration.

  13. ping - Test the connection to a remote host.

  14. tracert - Trace the route to a remote host.

  15. telnet - Connect to a remote host using the Telnet protocol.

  16. nslookup - Query DNS to resolve a hostname to an IP address or vice versa.

  17. tasklist - Display a list of currently running processes.

  18. taskkill - Terminate a running process.

  19. systeminfo - Display system information.

  20. driverquery - Display a list of installed device drivers.

  21. net - Manage network resources.

  22. netdom - Manage Active Directory domains and trusts.

    • Example: netdom join contoso /domain:contoso.com /userd:contoso\admin /passwordd:password
    • Explanation: This command will join the computer to the contoso domain using the contoso\admin user and password.
  23. sfc - Scan and repair system files.

  24. chkdsk - Check a disk for errors and repair them.

  25. diskpart - Manage disks, partitions, and volumes.

  26. bcdedit - Manage the boot configuration data store.

  27. bootrec - Repair the boot configuration data store.

    • Example: bootrec /fixboot
    • Explanation: This command will repair the boot configuration data store and write a new boot sector to the system partition.
  28. shutdown - Shut down the computer.

  29. logoff - Log off the current user.

  30. powercfg - Configure power options.

    • Example: powercfg /hibernate on
    • Explanation: This command will enable the hibernate feature.
  31. wmic - Execute Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI) commands.

  32. reg - Manage the registry.

  33. cmdkey - Manage stored user names and passwords.

  34. certutil - Manage certificates.

  35. schtasks - Schedule tasks to run at a specific time.

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Bernd Wechner

What's with the hyped headlines and lacking intros lately on dev.to?

  1. I don't NEED to know these at all, sorry. Nice to skim a reminder I'd grant you, and the article I like, it's a nice neat summary of a lot of useful commands.

  2. What is a Windows Command? Put it into context. There's cmd.exe, powershell and increasingly WSL bash all available on windows (admittedly all these look like they'll work on cmd.exe or powershell). Still.